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People First Dorset

Dorset People First

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1106963
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 24, 2004
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Throughout England, Northern Ireland And Scotland.

Address

Address
People First Dorset
Unit 2
Herringston Barn
Herringston
Dorchester
DT2 9PU

Activities

People First Dorset empowers people with learning disabilities to be independent, have their voices heard and be included in community life.

Objects: To Promote Any Charity Purpose (Including The Promotion Of Education And Social Inclusion) For The Benefit Of Individuals With Learning Disabilities (“Individuals”) Assisting These Individuals To Integrate Into Society, In Particular (But Not Exclusively) By:(1) Enabling Individuals To Be Self-Advocates Providing Workshops, Forums And General Support;(2) Providing Local Support Groups That Encourage And Enable Individuals To Integrate And Participate More Effectively With The Wider Community And Build Confidence In Themselves;(3) Enabling And Supporting Individuals To Learn New Skills That Will Assist Them In Progressing Towards A More Independent And Full Life, Participating More Effectively With The Wider Community And Improving Their Health And Wellbeing;(4) Providing Social And Educational Opportunities For Individuals Within The Community Which Promote Social Inclusion And Independence;(5) Increasing, Or Co-Ordinating, Opportunities For Individuals To Engage Better With The Bodies Which Provide Any Services That Individuals Use And To Enable Those Providers To Better Meet The Needs Of Individuals;(6) Raising Public Awareness Of The Issues Affecting Individuals, Both Generally And In Relation To Their Social Exclusion; And(7) Offering Guidance, Support And Assistance To The Families And Supporters Of Individuals In Relation To The Care And Support Of Individuals (To The Extent That IT Benefits The Individual).?

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Disability, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
March 31, 2025 £275,809 £133,500 PDF
March 31, 2024 £203,000 £293,393 PDF
March 31, 2023 £166,685 £269,073 PDF
March 31, 2022 £258,187 £270,426 PDF
March 31, 2021 £306,376 £253,036 PDF

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrew Charles Wyatt Dec. 12, 2025
Laura Dunne Nov. 7, 2024
Richard Herbert Sloan Dec. 12, 2025
Richard Maxfield Aug. 5, 2015